Mettler Toledo XS8001L toploading balance
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The Mettler Toledo XS8001L Precision Balance is a high-capacity toploading laboratory balance designed for accurate, efficient weighing of larger samples, containers, formulations, and preparation vessels. With a maximum capacity of 8.1 kg and 0.1 g readability, the XS8001L provides a practical combination of kilogram-scale capacity, laboratory-grade precision, rapid stabilization, and easy access to a large weighing platform.
Available used and refurbished from American Instrument Exchange, the Mettler Toledo XS8001L incorporates proven MonoBloc weighing technology, internal adjustment, a large stainless steel platform, a separate touchscreen terminal, and built-in weighing applications. It is an excellent choice for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, food and beverage, materials science, manufacturing, and quality-control laboratories requiring dependable gram-to-kilogram weighing.
Each balance is inspected, cleaned, calibrated, and tested for weighing performance before shipment and includes a 90-day warranty from American Instrument Exchange.
8.1 kg / 8,100 g maximum weighing capacity
100 mg / 0.1 g readability
Repeatability limit of 0.08 g
Typical repeatability of approximately 0.04 g
Linearity limit of 0.2 g
Typical linearity deviation of approximately 0.13 g
Typical USP minimum weight of approximately 120 g
Typical minimum weight of approximately 8 g at U=1%, k=2
Approximately 1.5-second settling time
MonoBloc weighing technology
Internal adjustment with built-in reference weights
Large 360 × 280 mm stainless steel weighing platform
Separate touchscreen terminal
Multiple built-in weighing applications
RS232 and additional connectivity options
Below-balance weighing capability
Designed for large containers and kilogram-scale samples
Used, refurbished, calibrated, and tested by American Instrument Exchange
90-day warranty included
The Mettler Toledo XS8001L belongs to the large-platform family of Excellence XS precision balances. It is designed for laboratories that need greater capacity and usable weighing space than conventional compact precision balances while maintaining reliable laboratory-grade performance.
Its 8.1 kg maximum capacity and 0.1 g readability make it particularly useful for weighing samples and materials ranging from several grams to multiple kilograms.
The large weighing platform provides substantially more usable surface area than the pan found on a conventional analytical or compact precision balance. Beakers, bottles, containers, formulation vessels, sample trays, and other bulky items can therefore be placed directly on the balance.
Mettler Toledo's MonoBloc weighing technology provides fast, stable measurement performance, while built-in reference weights simplify routine internal adjustment.
A separate touchscreen terminal keeps the controls readily accessible even when a large container occupies much of the weighing platform.
Together, these features make the XS8001L a versatile workhorse for routine preparation, formulation, quality-control, and research procedures.
The Mettler Toledo XS8001L is well suited for sample preparation, formulation, reagent weighing, media and buffer preparation, solution preparation, component weighing, quality control, percentage weighing, check weighing, and general laboratory measurements.
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology laboratories can use the XS8001L for preparing buffers, media, formulations, reagents, and other materials where kilogram-scale capacity is useful but tenth-of-a-gram resolution is sufficient.
Chemical laboratories can use the balance for solution preparation, compound preparation, formulation development, mixture preparation, and bulk sample weighing.
Food and beverage, cosmetics, materials science, environmental, manufacturing, and quality-control laboratories can also use the XS8001L for ingredient weighing, product development, sample preparation, batch preparation, and routine quantitative work.
The large weighing platform is particularly useful when the sample itself is not especially heavy but the container has a relatively large footprint.
The XS8001L is a strong choice for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, formulation, food and beverage, cosmetics, materials science, environmental, manufacturing, industrial research, and quality-control laboratories.
It is particularly appropriate for laboratories that need more capacity and weighing space than smaller precision balances provide but do not routinely require the 16 kg or 32 kg capacities available from larger XS models.
For many routine laboratory preparation procedures, 8.1 kg provides substantial capacity.
This allows technicians to weigh directly into bottles, beakers, flasks, containers, and preparation vessels while maintaining enough capacity to account for both the tare weight and material being added.
The XS8001L can therefore serve as a useful bridge between compact benchtop precision balances and substantially larger high-capacity laboratory scales.
The Mettler Toledo XS8001L provides 0.1 g readability throughout its 8.1 kg weighing range.
Manufacturer specifications list a repeatability limit of 0.08 g, with typical repeatability of approximately 0.04 g under appropriate operating conditions.
Linearity deviation is specified at a limit of 0.2 g, with a typical value of approximately 0.13 g.
Mettler Toledo also specifies an approximately 1.5-second settling time, supporting efficient repetitive weighing.
This combination allows the XS8001L to provide stable measurements quickly while handling considerably larger loads than a conventional analytical or small precision balance.
For laboratories routinely weighing gram-to-kilogram quantities, this balance between capacity, speed, and precision can be more useful than selecting an instrument with substantially finer resolution but insufficient capacity or weighing space.
Mettler Toledo specifies a typical USP minimum sample weight of approximately 120 g for the XS8001L under stated reference conditions.
The manufacturer also specifies a typical minimum weight of approximately 8 g at U=1%, k=2.
These specifications demonstrate an important distinction between readability and minimum sample weight.
Although the XS8001L displays results in 0.1 g increments, the smallest quantity that can be weighed quantitatively depends on the measurement uncertainty permitted by the laboratory's procedure.
Actual minimum weight is influenced by repeatability, installation conditions, environmental stability, calibration status, and the performance of the individual balance.
For USP, GMP, GLP, or other regulated applications, laboratories should therefore establish minimum sample weight according to the actual performance of the installed XS8001L rather than treating its 0.1 g readability as the minimum quantitative sample size.
The XS8001L is less environmentally sensitive than an analytical, semi-micro, or microbalance, but proper installation still contributes to reliable performance.
Vibration, unstable work surfaces, strong airflow, rapid temperature changes, and improper leveling can affect repeatability.
The balance should be installed on a rigid, level, stable laboratory bench away from significant vibration sources such as centrifuges, shakers, pumps, compressors, and other moving equipment.
Because the XS8001L can support more than 8 kg, the work surface should also be sufficiently strong and rigid to remain stable when the balance is heavily loaded.
The 0.1 g readability makes the XS8001L relatively easy to incorporate into routine laboratory environments without the specialized anti-vibration tables and draft protection often required for analytical and microgram-level weighing.
The XS8001L incorporates built-in reference weights for internal adjustment, simplifying routine maintenance of weighing performance.
Internal adjustment is especially convenient on higher-capacity balances because performing frequent manual adjustment with large external reference weights can be cumbersome.
The balance can use its internal reference system to compensate for changes that could otherwise influence weighing performance.
Internal adjustment does not eliminate the need for independent performance verification.
Laboratories operating under GLP, GMP, USP, ISO, or internal quality procedures may require routine testing with appropriate traceable external calibration weights.
American Instrument Exchange calibrates and evaluates refurbished XS8001L balances before shipment and verifies proper operation of the installed internal adjustment system.
One of the most useful characteristics of the XS8001L is its 360 × 280 mm weighing platform.
This provides substantially more working space than the weighing pans used on many compact precision balances.
Large bottles, beakers, formulation vessels, sample containers, trays, and bulky objects can be positioned directly on the platform without the restrictions imposed by a small weighing pan.
The 8.1 kg capacity also provides enough headroom to accommodate substantial container tare weights.
A technician preparing a solution, buffer, formulation, or other laboratory mixture can place the preparation vessel directly on the balance, tare it, and add ingredients sequentially.
Direct-to-container weighing can reduce transfers, simplify preparation procedures, and decrease the potential for material loss during handling.
The Excellence XS platform uses a separate touchscreen terminal that provides access to weighing functions, balance settings, and built-in applications.
Separating the terminal from the weighing platform is particularly useful on a large-platform balance because bulky containers can be placed on the weighing surface without obstructing the controls.
Depending on configuration, the XS platform supports applications including percentage weighing, piece counting, statistics, formulation, density determination, differential weighing, dynamic weighing, and other quantitative laboratory procedures.
These capabilities allow the XS8001L to function as more than a simple kilogram-scale balance.
Laboratories can use the instrument for both straightforward mass determination and more structured weighing workflows.
The XS8001L provides interfaces for communication with compatible computers, printers, and other laboratory peripherals.
Electronic transfer of weighing results can help laboratories reduce manual transcription and incorporate measurements into standardized documentation procedures.
This can be particularly useful in quality-control, formulation, and production-support laboratories where multiple results must be recorded throughout the workday.
A compatible printer can also provide physical documentation of weighing results where paper records are preferred.
| Specification | Mettler Toledo XS8001L |
|---|---|
| Balance Type | High-Capacity Precision / Toploading Balance |
| Maximum Capacity | 8.1 kg / 8,100 g |
| Readability | 100 mg / 0.1 g |
| Repeatability Limit | 0.08 g |
| Typical Repeatability | Approx. 0.04 g |
| Linearity Limit | 0.2 g |
| Typical Linearity Deviation | Approx. 0.13 g |
| Typical USP Minimum Weight | Approx. 120 g |
| Typical Minimum Weight (U=1%, k=2) | Approx. 8 g |
| Settling Time | Approx. 1.5 seconds |
| Adjustment | Internal |
| Built-In Reference Weights | 2 |
| Weighing Technology | MonoBloc |
| Weighing Pan | 360 × 280 mm |
| Overall Dimensions | 360 mm W × 404 mm D × 130 mm H |
| Balance Weight | Approx. 12.4 kg |
| Display | Separate touchscreen terminal |
| Below-Balance Weighing | Yes |
| Large / Heavy Sample Capability | Yes |
When choosing between the XS8001L and a higher-capacity model such as the XS16001L, laboratories should consider the combined weight of the largest expected container and its contents.
The XS8001L provides 8.1 kg capacity, which is more than sufficient for many routine laboratory preparation and formulation procedures.
The XS16001L doubles that capacity to approximately 16.1 kg while retaining the same 0.1 g readability.
A laboratory regularly working with large preparation vessels or batches approaching 8 kg may benefit from the additional headroom of the XS16001L.
For laboratories whose working loads remain comfortably below 8 kg, however, the XS8001L provides ample capacity without purchasing more weighing range than the application requires.
The XS8001L and XS32001L share several important characteristics.
Both provide 0.1 g readability, use Mettler Toledo's large XS weighing platform, incorporate MonoBloc weighing technology, and offer the workflow advantages of the Excellence XS platform.
Their primary difference is capacity.
The XS8001L provides 8.1 kg maximum capacity, while the XS32001L extends that capacity to 32.1 kg.
For routine sample preparation, formulation, media preparation, and laboratory weighing, the XS8001L may provide all the capacity required.
The XS32001L becomes more appropriate for scale-up procedures, very large containers, bulk formulations, and other applications where loads can exceed the 8.1 kg range.
Choosing the smallest balance that comfortably accommodates the laboratory's expected loads can provide an efficient match between instrument capability and actual workflow requirements.
The XS8001L and a conventional analytical balance are intended for different types of weighing.
An analytical balance commonly provides 0.1 mg readability, making it appropriate for standards preparation, gravimetric analysis, small sample quantities, and other high-resolution procedures.
The XS8001L provides 0.1 g readability but dramatically increases usable capacity and weighing space.
Its 8.1 kg capacity and 360 × 280 mm platform make it far better suited for larger samples, vessels, buffers, media, reagents, and formulations.
Many laboratories therefore use a high-capacity precision balance such as the XS8001L alongside an analytical or semi-micro balance.
The analytical balance handles small, high-resolution measurements, while the XS8001L handles larger-scale preparation and routine weighing.
Every used Mettler Toledo XS8001L sold by American Instrument Exchange is inspected, cleaned, refurbished as necessary, calibrated, and tested before shipment.
Our technicians use appropriate calibration weights to evaluate critical performance characteristics including accuracy, repeatability, linearity, corner-load tolerances, stability, and reduced span at or near full capacity.
Testing a high-capacity precision balance requires evaluating performance across an appropriate portion of its weighing range rather than simply confirming response to a small reference weight.
The MonoBloc weighing system, internal adjustment mechanism, touchscreen terminal, controls, leveling components, weighing platform, interfaces, and other installed functions are also inspected and tested for proper operation.
The balance is thoroughly cleaned and receives a final operational inspection before shipment.
Each refurbished XS8001L includes a 90-day warranty from American Instrument Exchange.
American Instrument Exchange securely prepares the XS8001L for shipment to protect its MonoBloc weighing system, large weighing platform, terminal, and electronic components.
Once received, the balance should be installed on a rigid, level, vibration-resistant work surface capable of supporting the balance plus its maximum intended sample load.
The XS8001L itself weighs approximately 12.4 kg, so bench stability should be considered in addition to the weight of samples and containers.
The instrument should be allowed to acclimate to the laboratory environment before final adjustment, calibration verification, and critical quantitative procedures are performed.
For regulated applications, installation should be followed by appropriate calibration, verification, minimum-weight determination, or qualification according to the laboratory's quality system.
American Instrument Exchange maintains an extensive inventory of used and refurbished laboratory balances, including analytical balances, semi-micro balances, microbalances, and precision balances for applications ranging from routine sample preparation to high-resolution quantitative analysis.
Labs developing complete analytical or sample-preparation workflows can also source centrifuges, water baths, incubators, laboratory refrigerators, laboratory freezers, and other refurbished laboratory equipment from American Instrument Exchange.
The XS8001L has a maximum weighing capacity of 8.1 kg, or 8,100 g.
The XS8001L provides 100 mg, or 0.1 g, readability throughout its 8.1 kg weighing range.
Mettler Toledo specifies typical repeatability of approximately 0.04 g, with a repeatability limit of 0.08 g under the manufacturer's specified conditions.
Mettler Toledo specifies a typical USP minimum weight of approximately 120 g under reference conditions. The actual minimum weight should be determined from the performance of the individual installed balance and the laboratory's measurement uncertainty requirements.
The XS8001L has an approximately 1.5-second settling time, making it well suited for repetitive laboratory weighing and formulation procedures.
Yes. The XS8001L incorporates built-in reference weights for internal adjustment, simplifying routine maintenance of weighing performance.
The XS8001L has a large 360 × 280 mm weighing platform, providing ample space for bottles, beakers, containers, vessels, trays, and other bulky samples.
Yes. Its 8.1 kg capacity, 0.1 g readability, large platform, and rapid stabilization make it particularly useful for media, buffer, solution, reagent, and formulation preparation.
Both models provide 0.1 g readability and use the large Excellence XS platform. The XS8001L has an 8.1 kg maximum capacity, while the XS32001L increases maximum capacity to 32.1 kg. The appropriate model depends primarily on the combined weight of the laboratory's containers and materials.
A refurbished XS8001L provides laboratories with 8.1 kg capacity, 0.1 g readability, MonoBloc weighing technology, internal adjustment, a large weighing platform, and Excellence-series functionality at a lower acquisition cost than comparable new laboratory balances. American Instrument Exchange tests, calibrates, cleans, and refurbishes each balance before shipment and provides a 90-day warranty.
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